Web Designer

Description

Job Description Summary:

GW Libraries and Academic Innovation, the nexus for cross-disciplinary collaboration across campus, is responsible for online learning programs, academic technology, and faculty teaching initiatives. Encompassing Gelman, Eckles, and VSTC, the GW Libraries support the research and learning goals of undergraduates, graduates, and faculty of the university in a highly collaborative, dynamic, and deeply engaged intellectual community. Reporting to the Director of Communications and Outreach, the Web Designer works within the Division’s Web Project team.

The Web Designer is responsible for the following duties:

Maintaining primary responsibility for the user experience of the entire web presence of GW Libraries and Academic Innovation (GWLAI).

Creating the look, layout, and features for the GWLAI web presence with an eye for clean and artful web design and superior user interface design.

Working closely with the Web Developer, Web Producer, and other members of the web team, the Web Designer ensures each web presence adheres to GWLAI’s visual standards, displays the highest level of customer service, and furthers the goals of the organization while working in a highly collaborative, team environment with shared responsibilities and overlapping areas of expertise.

The position is based at GW’s Foggy Bottom Campus in Washington, DC. The incumbent may perform other related duties as assigned. The omission of specific duties does not preclude the supervisor from assigning duties that are logically related to the position.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate area of specialization. Degree requirements may be substituted with an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

Demonstrated expertise and experience working in CSS, JS/JQuery, and HTML.